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Friday 7 July 2017

On the Bookshelf: First, We Make The Beast Beautiful

"But this journey is what I do now. I bump along, in fits and starts, on a perpetual path to finding better ways for me and my mate, Anxiety, to get around."

Travel to the Blue Mountains for $2.50

To travel in New South Wales, you need an Opal card. This allows you to travel on the bus, train, ferry and light rail. It uses a 'tap on/off' system and deducts money from your card accordingly. There are many benefits of using an Opal card, however, one that I have taken advantage of the most is that all fares are capped at $2.50 on a Sunday.

My Third Month in Australia

Okay, so I'm three months into my five and a half months in Australia. Seriously where is the time going? My flight home is coming around so fast.

Ways I've been practicing self care

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to work on improving my mental health and start to practice more self care. After all, my mental health is my own responsibility. Nobody else is going to work on improving it or keeping it in a good place. I have a bad habit of not listening to my mind and body and ignoring when they need some TLC. Practicing self care is not selfish, in fact it is the total opposite. It's important to recognise and acknowledge that taking time out for yourself is necessary. Self care will be different for everyone but here are some of the ways I've been trying to do that.

My Second Month in Australia

I've been in Australia for two months now, ahhhh. How did that happen? Where has the time gone? I guess time really does fly when you're having fun - and I'm having a blast. My second month has been just as fun, if not more so, than my first. I've met more new people, travelled a few new places, explored more of Sydney and just generally have been having a great time.

Decisions Decisions

So I moved away from home, away from expectations and pressures I felt like I should have been living up to by age 23. I'm not exactly sure how to explain it, or, of it it's even like this for everyone, but for me, it just ended up putting things into perspective a little bit more. Everything I wanted, everything I thought I wanted and what I knew I definitely did not want suddenly became so clear.